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The election contest between Labor’s faltering subsided renewables policy and the Coalition’s nationalised nuclear pipedream does not inspire...
Rather than repeatedly reassessing the submarine program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the...
Even Peter Dutton is joining Labor in pretending that real wages can increase while productivity is shrinking.
When a national security establishment prioritises political loyalty over professional excellence – armies fail and many, many people die.
There are three ways Donald Trump’s announcement could go – and they would probably catch investors by surprise in some way, given current...
Peter Dutton is the latest political leader with a new plan to lower energy prices. Will his gas policy work any better than all the others?
Australia has relatively moderate federal debt levels compared with most countries. But the picture is not so benign if ballooning state government...
Young constituents are not primarily animated by “wokeism” or culture wars. Their grievances are material – housing, jobs, and living standards.
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest...
Central banks are as much on edge as markets, as the world waits to learn the impact and extent of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Caution reigns at the...
As the world waits for Donald Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs, Australia looks a good chance to fare better than most.
The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young...
Countries must remember that the US president’s trade policy is about power and security, not economics.
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less...
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t quite sure what impact Donald Trump’s imminent next round of tariffs will have on inflation, but it is ready to...
The inflation fighter deep inside Michelle Bullock has resurfaced, and the RBA has reminded everyone that restoring price stability is the main game.
Policy competition over budget repair to help sharpen the economy’s growth prospects and make everyone better off appears to be beyond Australia’s...
If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack of convincing economic policies may be the reason.
There is a good case for both Labor and the Coalition’s proposals, but they should apply to all big businesses.
The war plan leak saga says a lot about the irksome blurring of job and play on the chat software that have come to dominate so much of daily life.
Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies.
According to the punters, a more conservative crossbench of 11, minus a couple of teals and Greens, would be willing to support a Coalition...
A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy
The global economic chaos unleashed by the president prompted this self-managed super fund to cut exposure to the United States and raise cash,...
The reserve bank has undergone profound change in the past two years. It shouldn’t stop now.
The real problem hit Netflix series Adolescence has raised is one that hand-wringing over toxic masculinity won’t solve.
The musical chairs have started one rung down from the big banks’ top jobs, and everyone is looking for new hires. When will the music stop?
The PM needs to sell his message that better days are ahead, and make sure voters are concerned enough about Dutton to stick with the bloke they know.
The challenge for the opposition leader is to fight different campaigns in affluent inner-city areas and in suburban middle Australia.
Albanese’s youthful turns of phrase represents the desperate, somewhat awkward political hunt heating up as parties fight to win over young voters.
A minority government will lack the authority to supply the centre-ground policies needed to sustain the early 20th-century high-water mark of...
Even some usually Conservative voters have announced they will vote for the Liberal prime minister based on his promise to handle the bombastic US...
The treasurer has staked his claim of the “biggest ever” improvement in the budget bottom line on projections that proved to be wildly wrong.
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are both fighting precedent this election, but the hurdles the opposition leader faces are more formidable.
After a lost two and a half decades in Canberra, both major parties are bogged down in the “politics of incrementalism”.
The government quietly hopes the Trump effect will boost its chances, but the focus of the election campaign will be resolutely on domestic...